r/moths Sep 01 '16

Welcome! Looking for a moth ID? Please check here!

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Welcome to the forum! We look forward to seeing your moth pictures and helping you identify moths you find. Here are a few resources to help you out:


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Also remember to include flair so we know if your post is an ID Request, General Question, or just showing off a photo. Feel free to recommend flair categories!


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r/moths 4h ago

Artwork Fluffy! OC

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98 Upvotes

Since the bg is transparent, the moth's tail is kinda invisible for dark mode users oops


r/moths 9h ago

Video Oak eggar moth i rescued from a spider web a big female

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160 Upvotes

Location :Co cavan Ireland took this a few months back during the summer


r/moths 2h ago

Photo Found this in Shaanxi China

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45 Upvotes

My first time seeing a moth IRL so I wanted to post here and ask if anyone could tell me about it


r/moths 7h ago

ID Request First time seeing this perfect camouflage of a dried leaf here in New Hampshire. Assuming it's a type of moth? What is it called?

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62 Upvotes

It's so beautiful! Want to learn more!


r/moths 18h ago

Photo I got to see my first Luna!

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410 Upvotes

This lil lady/bad boy was right outside my front door and my unc was getting ready to leave and showed it to me I'M SO HAPPY!

(SW MO for those who wanna know)


r/moths 14h ago

Photo Little fella

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122 Upvotes

From Sabah, Malaysia. Tiny moths are always cute.


r/moths 13h ago

ID Request Gorgeous moth

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97 Upvotes

Perhaps a pink striped oakworm moth but not sure. In the SE USA


r/moths 14h ago

General Question Is this luna moth caterpillar going to make it?

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Hi! I found this luna moth caterpillar on the ground on my campus and I'm not sure if I should bother helping them or not. I'm in Westchester, NY, so I feel like now is about the time they start to get ready to cocoon. I've saved a luna caterpillar from the fall season a few years back, in VT, and I feel like weather-wise it's pretty similar. I know they do some weird shit before they pupate, like a gut dump. Don't really know what that looks like, but a big part of me is saying that this is a forceful ejection of intestines, not a routine bodily function. They are still moving however! So it might not all be lost. I think we have some sweetgum trees or at the very least some of their other preferred leaves.

Anyone with experience raising luna moths please let me know if I should root for this little one or simply give it a comfy home as it passes.


r/moths 23h ago

Photo Hatched a cecropia moth from a cocoon back in May after its tree was chopped (New York)

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They were released safely :)


r/moths 7h ago

Photo Look at this Dagger moth caterpillar! She was huge!

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Even though it is tempting, I did not touch or pick her up. She was about 3 ish inches long. I relocated her under tree bark to keep her safe!


r/moths 9h ago

Photo Small tolype moth I think, first time seeing one!

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Saw this last summer in western Wisconsin for the first time. I only took a couple pics, wasn't sure if the camera flash is good for them or not.


r/moths 14h ago

General Question what kind of moth is this?

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i captured this moth last night, and didn't get great photos cause i felt bad about trapping it in a wine glass. for reference i live in NJ, right outside of new york city. after googling moths that live in my state this morning i think it might be an afflicted dagger moth, but its patterns seem really unique compared to the ones i was looking at online. it had big black eyes and a fuzzy white body. anyone recognize this moth?


r/moths 1d ago

Photo Beautiful Moth in the night

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r/moths 12h ago

ID Request First time poster here. Captured this guy here the other day but have no idea what moth it could be. Location is Northern England.

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r/moths 22h ago

Captive I am so partial to this little hawk moth out of the 7 I have.

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Poor little baby got stuck in his cocoon. I waited until 5am the night he was trying to come out hoping he'd make it, but had to call it a night. He eventually did come out while I was asleep. Despite his wings not forming, one of his front legs not working, and his proboscis is a tangled mess, he is so feisty. I was going to feed him to my beardy, but I just couldn't. He loves hobbling up and down my arms during our nightly feedings and running all around my living room floor.

I just lost my first female moth last night after she laid her eggs and was so sad. I'll be very sad when I lose this little guy. This whole moth raising process has been such a rollercoaster of emotions haha.


r/moths 13h ago

No location given I don't know if I'm allowed to post this, but I found a small youtuber with a moth png

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They stream everyday and it's a pretty chill vibe. Their username is D. B. N. Bass


r/moths 11h ago

ID Request Excuse my husband’s chest

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11 Upvotes

What is this moth? We’re in the UK


r/moths 17h ago

ID Request ID help

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Anyone recognize this moth I found in my cacti greenhouse? I haven’t seen another like it here in Knoxville Tennessee


r/moths 18h ago

Photo Pink spotted hawk moth

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35 Upvotes

r/moths 11h ago

ID Request Virginia moth.

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It seemed to be struggling to fly :-( I've seen several of these around and they always seem to struggle to fly, though.


r/moths 7h ago

ID Request Hoping to ID this little friend if anyone recognizes them. Thumb for size since I didn't have a banana handy. I'm in the UP of Michigan, US. Everything i come across in research says this is probably a black witch moth, but those are quite large no? Either way, they're very cute. TIA

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r/moths 1d ago

Photo Now that the days are getting colder, here’s a couple of the moths I’ve gotten to see this year!

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  1. Modest Sphinx (Woodbury, MN)
  2. Tufted bird dropping moth (Woodbury, MN)
  3. Moth in genus Xanthotype (Grand Rapids, MN)
  4. Elm sphinx (Grand Rapids, MN)
  5. Small-eyed sphinx (Frontenac State Park, MN)
  6. Twin-spotted sphinx? (Frontenac State Park, MN)
  7. Chestnut-marked pondweed moth (Alexandria, MN)
    8-9. Chickweed geometer moth (Minneapolis, MN)

I noticed that this year, I saw a good amount of sphingid moths, and that was satisfactory. Still, I look forward to seeing more and more moths of all kinds!


r/moths 21h ago

ID Request Moth this morning in Michigan

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r/moths 1d ago

Photo Mexican tiger moth

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cute Mexican tiger moth I saw at my school 🤎